Comparison

BasicPlate vs CalBae

Price, ratings, monetisation and update history for both apps, side by side — with what reviewers say about each.

Head to head
About

BasicPlate

Easily track your meals and nutrition with AI-powered logging. Snap a photo, record a voice note, or type a quick description to get accurate calorie and macro estimates. Build mindful eating habits without the frustration of tedious logging.

Highlights
  • AI food logging by photo, voice, or text
  • Barcode scanner for packaged foods
  • Daily calorie and macro tracking
  • Custom recipe creation and import
  • Workout logging with calorie burn estimates
  • Apple Health sync
  • Progress tracking (weight, measurements, photos)
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Track a meal in less than 10 seconds, then get back to your day. BasicPlate is a calorie and macro tracker for people who've downloaded every other calorie counter, used it for a week, and deleted it. The problem was never willpower — it's that logging food is tedious. So we made it simpler. BasicPlate is the calorie tracking app that includes everything you need and nothing you don't. Building mindful eating habits shouldn't be frustrating. Your tools should help you get the job done without getting in the way, and that's why we built BasicPlate. Snap a photo, leave a voice note, or type a quick line — "about two cups, cooked in olive oil" — and combine any of them before the AI estimates your meal. A photo alone can't tell you how something was cooked or how big that serving actually was. That context is what makes the number accurate, and it's the part most AI food trackers skip. --- What's Inside: - AI food logging by photo, voice, or text, in any combination - Barcode scanner for packaged foods - Daily calorie and macro tracking — protein, carbs, fat, against your targets - Custom recipes: describe them out loud, build them by hand, or paste a URL to import the whole thing in a few seconds - Recipes remember their serving size, so logging a half portion is one tap - Workout logging that turns a description of your session into a calorie-burn estimate - Apple Health sync to track your activity data against your goals - One-tap water tracking - Weight, measurements, and progress photos, so you're watching a trend, not just today's number Whether you're cutting, building muscle, holding steady, or just trying to eat with a little more awareness, BasicPlate is built to be the food diary you're still using in six months — not the one buried on page three of your home screen. Free to download, with a free trial included. After the trial, a subscription unlocks unlimited AI logging, unlimited recipes, and full progress history. Monthly and annual plans available. Terms: https://basicplate.com/terms Privacy: https://basicplate.com/privacy Questions or ideas? support@basicplate.com — a real person reads every message. Barcode Scanning Powered by fatsecret nutrition API (www.fatsecret.com) BasicPlate does not provide medical advice. Talk to a qualified professional before starting any nutrition or exercise program.

About

CalBae

This app adapts calorie and macro targets to your menstrual cycle phases. It features AI-powered food scanning for quick nutritional estimates and provides "Glow Scores" for beauty, mood, and bloat, promoting a body-positive approach to wellness.

Highlights
  • Cycle-adaptive calorie and macro targets
  • AI food scanner for nutrition estimation
  • Beauty, Mood, and Bloat Glow Scores
  • Period logging and phase tracking
  • Weight trend tracking
  • Gentle, body-positive coaching
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Meet CalBae - the first calorie tracker built around your cycle. Most diets ignore that your body changes across the month. CalBae doesn't. It gently adapts your calorie and macro targets to every phase of your cycle, so eating finally works with your body - not against it. JUST SNAP A MEAL Point your camera at any plate and our AI estimates calories, protein, carbs and fat in seconds. No barcodes, no endless searching. Prefer to type? Describe your meal in your own words and let the AI do the rest. GLOW SCORES, NOT GUILT Every meal gets a Beauty, Mood and Bloat score — so you can see how food supports your skin, your energy and how you feel, not just a number on a screen. EAT WITH YOUR CYCLE - Targets that flex across your Menstrual, Follicular, Ovulation and Luteal phases - Gentle, body-positive coaching — never extreme, never crash diets - Log your period and see your current phase at a glance TRACK WHAT MATTERS - Calorie & macro rings that update as you eat - Weight trends toward a happier, realistic goal - Streaks and weekly recaps that keep you going Loved by 10,000+ women on their glow-up journey. CalBae Pro unlocks unlimited AI scans, cycle insights and Glow Scores. — CalBae Pro is an auto-renewing subscription: Weekly (with a 3-day free trial) or Yearly. Payment is charged to your Apple ID at confirmation of purchase. It renews automatically unless cancelled at least 24 hours before the end of the current period. Manage or cancel anytime in your App Store account settings. Privacy Policy: https://byanton.dev/calbae/privacy Terms of Use: https://byanton.dev/calbae/terms Cycle guidance and Glow Scores are for gentle wellness and are not medical advice. Listen to your body.

Screenshots

BasicPlate4 screens
CalBae4 screens

Verdict

The call

The clearest difference is ratings volume: BasicPlate at 9 against CalBae's 1. On price, rating, review sentiment and update cadence there is nothing between them.

Scored on Price · Rating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings · Update frequency · Ads · In-app purchases · Monetization · Best chart rank · Devices · Requires iOS

CostPrice · In-app purchases · Ads · Monetization

Both are free to download. BasicPlate sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $9.99 per month and CalBae sells 2 in-app purchases, starting at $4.99 per 7 days. Whichever you choose, the download price is not the number that matters.

ReceptionRating · Positive reviews · Number of ratings

On the App Store both sit at effectively the same score — 5.0 for BasicPlate against 5.0 for CalBae. That said, the two scores are not equally well evidenced: BasicPlate has 9 ratings behind it against 1, so its average is the more settled of the two. Written reviews split almost evenly too, at 100% and 100% positive.

UpkeepUpdate frequency

BasicPlate ships an update weekly, CalBae every 4 days. The most recent releases landed on October 10, 2026 and October 8, 2026 respectively.

Scorecard1 real difference · 9 level
BasicPlate versus CalBae: the parameters behind the verdict, then further details
ParameterBasicPlateCalBae
PriceFreeFree
Rating5.0 (9 ratings)5.0 (1 ratings)
Positive reviews100.0% of reviews100.0% of reviews
Number of ratings9 — better1
Update frequencyWeeklyEvery 4 days — better
AdsNoNo
In-app purchasesYesYes
MonetizationFreemiumFreemium
DevicesiPhoneiPhone
Requires iOS18.017.0 — better
Further details — not scored
Size65 MB21 MB
Age rating17+4+
DeveloperBasicPlate, LLCAnton Gariachii

Customer experience

BasicPlate

All ratings9 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews6 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

CalBae

All ratings1 ratings
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%
Written reviews1 reviews
Positive100.0%
Neutral0.0%
Negative0.0%

In-app purchases

2 purchases

BasicPlate

Subscriptions2
  • BasicPlate Premium - Monthly7 Days trial$9.991 Month
  • BasicPlate Premium - Yearly7 Days trial$79.991 Year
2 purchases

CalBae

Subscriptions2
  • CalBae Weekly3 Days trial$4.997 Days
  • CalBae Yearly$49.991 Year

Questions

Is BasicPlate free?
BasicPlate is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Is CalBae free?
CalBae is free to download, with in-app purchases available.
Which has better reviews, BasicPlate or CalBae?
BasicPlate and CalBae are both rated 5.0 out of 5 on the App Store, from 9 and 1 ratings respectively.
Do BasicPlate or CalBae have ads?
Neither BasicPlate nor CalBae shows ads.
Which is updated more often, BasicPlate or CalBae?
BasicPlate ships an update weekly, and CalBae every 4 days. Most recently, BasicPlate was updated on October 10, 2026 and CalBae on October 8, 2026.

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